AFMA

Australian Financial Markets Association

AIGN

Australian Industry Greenhouse Network

AIIU

Australian-issued international unit

ANREU

Australian National Registry of Emissions Units

ANREU Act

Australian National Registry of Emissions Units 2011

APPEA

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

CE Act

Clean Energy Act 2011

CER

Certified Emission Reduction unit

Clean Energy Amendment Bills

The package of bills including the Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012; the Excise Tariff Amendment (Per tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012; the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012; the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012; the Clean Energy (Charges-Excise) Amendment Bill 2012; the Clean Energy (Charges-Customs) Amendment Bill 2012; and the Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge-Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012.

Clean Energy Legislative Package

The package of Acts including the Clean Energy Act 2011; the Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011; the Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011; the Climate Change Authority Act 2011; the Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge-General) Act 2011; the Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge-General) Act 2011; the Clean Energy (Charges-Excise) Act 2011; the Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Act 2011; the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Act 2011; the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Act 2011; the Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment (Clean Energy) Act 2011; the Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment (Clean Energy) Act 2011; the Customs Tariff Amendment (Clean Energy) Act 2011; and the Clean Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2012.

CPM

Carbon Pricing Mechanism

DCCEE

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

EUAA

European Union Aviation Allowance

EU

European Union

EU ETS

European Union Emissions Trading System

European allowance unit

An allowance within the meaning of the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Directive, but excluding allowances issued in respect of aviation activities

GST

Goods and Services Tax

ICAA

Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia

IETA

International Emissions Trading Association

Kyoto unit

An Assigned Amount Unit, a Certified Emission Reduction unit, an Emission Reduction Unit, a Removal Unit or a prescribed unit issued in accordance with the Kyoto rules

MRV

Measurement, reporting and verification

NGER Act

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

RIS

Regulation Impact Statement